Early Life
One of eleven children, Felix Rouleau was born in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, to Felix Rouleau and Luce Irvine. His father was a farmer and his mother was of Scottish descent. He attended the seminary of Rimouski from 1879 to 1885, and joined the Order of Preachers (more commonly known as the Dominicans) in Saint-Hyacinthe on December 8, 1886.
Taking the name Raymond-Marie, Rouleau made his final vows on August 3, 1888. He studied theology under Antonin Sertillanges at the Dominican monastery in Corbara, on the island of Corsica. He made his final vows on August 4, 1891.
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